Pear Tarte Tatin

Ingredients

• 1 cup flour
• 1 pinch salt
• 4 tablespoons unsalted butter
• 1 egg yolk
• 3 tablespoons sugar
• 4 pears (very green)
• 7 tablespoons unsalted butter
• 1 cup sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
• 2 tablespoons water

Directions

1. 1

   In a bowl mix very quickly with your fingers the flour, salt and 4 tbsp of cold butter. With the yolk put all this together and add 2 tbsp of sugar and the water. Make a ball, wrap on plastic and leave to cool in the refrigerator for an hour or so.

2. 2

   Cut the pears in halves leaving the stem but withdrawing the seeds.

3. 3

   In a pan over high flame melt 5 tbsp of butter with 2 tbsp of sugar (from the cup), and stir until it becomes a golden syrup. Lower the flame to the minimum and add the pears leaving the "canoe" side down, and the cut side up.

4. 4

   Over the pears put the rest of the butter (2 tbsp) in little squares, the rest of the cup of sugar and the cinnamon. Cook for 8 minutes, take away and bake in a low oven for 20 minutes.

5. 5

   While you wait for the pears, take the dough and roll it in a circle a little bit larger than the pan, so when the 20 minutes are over you can cover the pan with it and leave it in a medium oven for 15 more minutes.

6. 6

   Leave to cool down a little for 10 minutes, turn down on a beautiful dish and eat with a scoop of vanilla ice cream.